Alan Weekes Quartet

When roots music carried the swing in the 1970s in Britain..s young black communities, the women had a saying .. Rastafari was Rasta For Him and not Rasta For Us. In other words there were large number of black kids in the UK who didn..t feel part of roots and culture. They were upwardly mobile, didn..t want to go back to Africa, listened to a lot of soul music, liked dressing up on a Saturday night, were open about being influenced by their environment, but were as proud to be black as any dreadlocked Rastaman.They were a generation that saw themselves as Black British, and they created lovers rock, the first indigenous black British pop style. Although the bassline always let you know it was reggae, its light, airey productions it acknowledged such influences as soul and pop music and its subject matter was almost exclusively devoted to matters of the heart. Hence the name.Alan Weekes is a figure head of this movement. Song writer/producer and arranger. Still going strong...Alan Weekes's guitar stlye has been an important part of the international and local (uk) music scene since 1975.he has featured at most of the prestigious festivals and concert venues worldwide. Alan has appeared on numerous television , radio, videos, his numerous recording sessions credits includes the likes of Alan Glass, Ashley Slater's Big lounge, Art Blakey, Aswad, Byron Wallen's Bob Andy The Bays,Sound Advice , Caroll Thompson, Caron Wheeler, Cleveland Wakiss Courtney Pine, Clifford Jarvis , Dick Hectal Smith, David lyden Hall,Gregory Isaac ,dandy livingston,tito simon,Niney ,Dave barker,Pioneers,Larry Marshall,Aturro Tappin,Peter Brown,Pee wee Ellis,Airto,julie Dexter,leroy Smart Yazz Ernest Raglin, Gwen Gutrie, Joyclen Brown, Jameila , Janet kay ,Joss Stone, Jean Adebambo,donna roden Jackie Mitto, Jazz Warriors , Jazz Jamaica , JJ allstars, Leon Thomas , Maxi Preist, Miss Lou, Omar, Peter Brown, Sugar Minott, Sandra Cross, Trevor Walters, Victor Romeo Evans. a selected fewKnown for his soulful rhythmic grooves, and jazzy solos has kept him in a variety of styles such as Reggae, lovers rock (british style reggae with he played a prominent role.and which has keep him in constant demand.Alan has also appeared in theatre and productions' Falstaff,Tooth of the crime, 65 with a bullet,Regina, and most recently The harder they come 2006/7,and is currently performing on the following projects, Skatoniks, ska band,Alan Weekes Quartet modern jazz band, Janet kay/Carroll Thompson lovers rock ,Fresh reggae band, Aswad, reggae pop band..

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